Four months after undergoing heart surgery, Shareef O'Neal, son of Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, considers his scar a badge of honor.
Shareef posted images of his post-surgery body on Twitter:
Shareef O’NealHeart surgery made me nothing but better !! Scars are just a way of saying you made it out the battle ! https://t.co/fOsOx12mu2
Speaking to TMZ Sports last September, O'Neal said UCLA doctors "found a medical issue dealing with my heart." He was forced to sit out his first year with the Bruins basketball team.
Per Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times, there was an "electrical problem" with O'Neal's heart which surgery fully corrected.